Day One--This Will Be Boring

Today I started a 10K training program. I've found that I do better when I have a plan. I may skip a run here or there, but overall do better than when I try and figure out my own schedule. I am tired of how much fitness I have lost and how much weight I have regained since my baby was born. He is 5 months old now. It is time to get back on track. It might be a bumpy start, but something has to change. Today I ran 3 miles on the treadmill while my baby napped in his carseat. I also avoided candy & treats and made a concerted effort to eat smaller, healthier portions of food. I weighed myself and I am up 12 pounds from my lowest. I want to get back down to where I was and then I can work on getting off the rest of my extra weight.

I'm planning to do a 10K in January. When I complete that race, I will start a half marathon training program for a half marathon I am going to do in April. After that is over, I will be training for the Ragnar Relay I am doing in June. I plan to take a more challenging position on the relay race, so that I have a reason to try harder. After Ragnar, I will most likely do a half marathon in August and will again train for that, but this time I will do an "advanced" training program. I am not going to do very many races next year. It is too hard with the baby, and financially it is not in the cards either. I do need a few for motivation, but I don't want to overdo it.

Oh, and I am going to start keeping track of how many miles I run every month again. I thought it would help me to stop keeping track, but in actuality, I think it has done more damage than good. I am the kind of person that benefits from keeping track--it motivates me to try harder.

Anyway, I'm back.


My baby and I a couple of weeks ago on a family mountain-picnic trip.